Rhabditida

plural noun

Rhab·​dit·​i·​da

rabˈditədə

: a large order of Aphasmidia comprising free-living and parasitic nematode worms having the esophagus more or less clearly divided into three regions, usually three or six lips, and the musculature meromyarian or polymyarian

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Rhabditis + -ida

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